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The 2015 Wellness Promotion Policy Annual Report

The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida

Employee Wellness - Wellness Champions

A wellness champion is a staff member with a commitment and passion to health. They are influential volunteers who play an important role as ambassadors for the Employee Wellness Program. They are messengers and motivators who work to create a healthier school environment to assist in the implementation and coordination of wellness initiatives. They share information, engage friends to participate in wellness programs, and create excitement around leading a healthy lifestyle. They deserve the full credit for the cultural shift toward health, well-being, and self-accountability. Their promotion of the District competitions for healthy eating, physical activity, and weight management reflect exactly what Employee Wellness is about, and provides a fun way to manage health and pursue healthy lifestyles.

Wellness Champions are integral to the success of Employee Wellness. They communicate wellness information, connect employees with wellness resources and help create a healthy culture. The goal is to have a representative at every school or department.

Healthy Eating - Apple a Day

Wellness Champions encouraged healthy eating by providing resources for education and planned fun activities such as nutrition challenges. Apple a Day was the most popular District-wide program supporting healthy eating. Other programs tasked with healthy eating included:

default_titleHealthy recipe cookbook challenges

default_titleReplacement of healthy snack choices at Staff/Faculty meetings and events

Wellness Champions promoted and supported healthy weight management through classes and activities such as weight loss challenges and the most popular District-wide program, Hold it for the Holidays. Other weight management activities included:

Wellness Champions communicated through various means of communication, such as emails, flyers, bulletin boards, and announcements. The goal was to promote monthly health topics and encourage participation in District sponsored wellness programs. Top wellness communication programs included:

default_titleWellness Rewards

default_titleWellness Wednesdays

default_titleLunch & Learns

default_titleCreating a spot on the agenda for faculty meetings for Wellness Champions to speak

“I enjoy the opportunity to promote wellness to my colleagues and the students. Through the varied program choices, as well as the flexibility to do others; I can help those at my school in their wellness efforts.”

“It is a pleasure to work with educators who share my passion and want to make a positive difference in the lives of others by promoting Health and Wellness!!!”

“You guys are the BEST! The teachers that participated were really happy they were involved in the program. They felt the achieved a well since of being and had a much healthier attitude.”

“I am continually amazed at the growth and dedication of this program and its coordinators. I can't remember seeing any other program expand and be so successful. Thanks for all you do!”

“Thank you for everything you do to support us. I love being a part of the districts wellness program!”

Healthy behaviors are easily influenced by other people around us. Thank you, Wellness Champions, for leading by example through your enthusiastic commitment to wellness. Our success could never be accomplished without your support, encouragement and dedication! THANK YOU!